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GEORGE JAKOPEC AND J'OSIP SAMU, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MAGIC CARDS ANDPLANE'I-ARY CALCULATOR Application filed December 31,

This invention relates to an vimprovement in amusement devic es or gamesand has special reference to a fortune telling device or game.

The obJect of the novel and amusing of cards whereby ages, thought of.and the like invention is to provide a game consisting of a set birthdates, numbers may be discovered and whereby the telling of fortunes byastrological data may be performed.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ingenera-l of cards or sheets bearing dataof various sorts and havingopenings arranged to expose selective data upon proper afterspecifically de as illustrated in the arrangement, as hereinscribed andclaimed and accompanying drawings.y

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and

Figure 1 is a plan view of the sheets shown in their superimposedposition and showing the reading or cover sheet on top of the pile;Figure 2 is a face view of the base sheet;

- Figure 3 is a face view of one of the sheets Figure 4 is a rear inFigure 3;

Figure 5 is a ace sheets except the re Figure 6 is a rear in Figure 5.

In the embodiment illustrated, there is or sheets,

view of the sheet shown view of the entire set of ading sheet; View ofthe sheets shown of the invention here provided a set of cards all ofthe saine size and eight iny number, this being one more than the numberof plan ets according to astrological usage.

These sheets are known respectively as a base sheet 10, eliminatingsheets 11 and a reading or cover sheet 12.

The base sheety 10 provided on its face orobverse side with vblocks Aofnumbers 18 in which the numbers are closely spaced at one l end and withthe blocks et numbers 14 in which the numbers are widely spaced .atthejust abovethe center on this side are printed certain numbersy 15 which,in this dev the pu will be so termed in claims to distinguis ice, rposesof this specification and the h them from, other numexposing all or partof y Vare formed yat each end of each sheet H11.

l,of certain of f the` sheets .of the openings 21 to cooperate withv theVposition .and` area toA are termed lucky the device and 1929. seriaiNo. 41ans.

of this sheet, veach lof the sheets 11 likewise bearing a group of indexnumbers 17 for the same purpose. It will be noted that the groups on thedifferent sheets contain di'erent numbers, no two sheets containing theSame index numbers. vThe wordv Yes is printed at 18 on the' top of thereverse side of each of sheets 10 and 11 and the word No is printed at19 on the normal bottom/thereof, each of the sheets 11 is provided withnumerals 23 on the upper corner in close relation to the legend Yes, Thecards are adapted to be arranged in numerical order to reduce thedesired results.

.Openings 20, positioned to expose the n'unibers 13 and 14 selectivelyand arranged for a block of numbers These openings differ Ainlengtliandin somel ,cases certain of these openings'are omitted as shownon the sheets numbered 2and 3 in Figure 6. y

Openings 21 are normally positioned-in sheets 11 and 12 just below the linversion of a sheet lliwillrexpose the numbers 15 just below on anerect sheet.

Numbers'22 arepositioned on the obverse 11 adjacent certain numbers 13and 14' and be exposed through certain of the openings 20 of sheetssuperimposed on. a

sheet bearing saidxnunibers 21.

Openings 22 ,are formed at 4one end oi each of sheetsv 11 and 12corresponding vvin the blocks fof printing `1,6` and-symmetricallyarranged in the yopposite' C or' lower 'endsypf sheets -11V to saidprintingal..

Indicia23 dicatepto what-the printed matter' exposed 'through theopenings in said card relates and is printed on the sheet 12V to,linfigures so that this card 12 is provided with full sized numberopenings 20 at one end only, the other or lower end of the card beingimperforate.

As an example of one method of using the device, the operator keeps thecard'12 and hands the card 11 numbered 2 at 23 to the person whosefortune is to be told and directs him to note the numbers on the back ofthe card and to state if the year of his birth is among the indexnumbers. The operator takes the card back and if the answer has beenaliirmative places it, obverse side up on top of the sheet 12 which isheld with its obverse or blank sideup, keeping the word Yes at the topor perforated side of sheet 12. If the answer is negative, the sheet 11is placed obverse side up on the sheet 12 but With the word N o at thetop of the sheet 12; in other words, the sheet y11 is turned upsidedown.The operator follows the same procedure until all of sheets 11 and sheet10 have been positioned in t-he order of the numbers 23 in a pile on topof the reading sheet. He now reverses the pile whereupon it will befound that the birth year will be shown through one opening 20 as inFigure 1, certain numbers 15 will be exposed through openings 21 andprinted matter 16 will be exposed through openings 22 which is to beread as the persons fortune. v

Obviously, other numbers, as a persons age, his birth month orvday andthe like may be used as a basis of the fortune told.

There has thus been provided a simple and amusingl device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, whatl 1. In a device of the kinddescribed, a plurality of sheets adapted to be superimposed andincluding a base sheet having blocks of numbers'arranged in rows at eachend with the numbers at one end inverted with respect to the numbers atthe other end, eliminating sheets havin openings arranged to exposeselected num ers in said blocks, certain of the eliminating sheets;having numbers beside certain of said number exposing openings, areading sheet having openings therein at one end corresponding in sizeand position to the blocks of numbers at each end of the base sheet andcalculated planetary inscr1ptions on the reading sheet whereby fortunesmay be told to persons according to their age.

2. In a device of the kind described, a plurality of sheets adapted tobe superimposed posed thereon in incliidinga base sheet having aplurality of blocks of printed matter at one end, a plurality ofeliminating sheets each having at one end a plurality of openings ofsuch size and position as to expose the blocks of printf ed matter onthe base sheet when superimerect position, saidelimitures.

GEORGE J AKOPEC. JOSIP SAMU.

